Woods Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 48 min
Woods Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Ames Family Open Space near Jericho, CT. It climbs 322 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Woods Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 48 min
Elevation 5–149 ft
Out & Back · Ames Family Open Space
Trailhead: 41.32734, -72.30825
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Woods Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Woods Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 2 min before dark.
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